, 1887-03-03
HOUSEKEEPING SESSION.

presented the conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill.
There were two i'm portant amendments
placed upon the bill as reported by
the conference committee. One OF
the appropriations are $4,000 to en-
able the commissioner of agricultural
to continue the experiment in the
manufacture of sugar from sorghum
and sugar cane and the other increas-
ing from 100000 to 100000 the ap-
preparation for carrying out the pro-
visions OF the act establishing the bu-
reau of animal industry and author
izing the commissioner to use any part
OF this sum deemed necessary to pre-
vent the spread of pleuro.pneumonia
and in the purchase and destruction
| of diseased or exposed animals when
ever, in his judgment, it is essential
to prevent the spread of pluero-pneu-
monia from one state into another.
There was much opposition to both of
those amendments, but the conference
report was agreed to, yeas LAT nays IS.
In the house after debate the re-
port of conference committee on fish
cry bill was agreed to. Rice moved
that the house recede from its amend
ments to the senate bill agreed to,
yeas 140, nays 1874. Mr.. Miller, of
Texas, changed his vote from the neg
ative to the affirmative in order to
enter II motion to reconsider, but this
motion was laid upon the table, yeas
142, nays 1872. The effect of this ac-
ton is to pass the bill exactly as it
passed the senate.
Blount, of Georgia, presented con-
ference report of past Office appropria-
ton bill announcing the inability of
the conferees to agree on the bill. He
moved that the house insist on it's dis
agreement and asked further confer
ence. Agreed to yeas, 1873, nays 1O6.
Crisp, of Georgia, submitted con-
ference report on joint resolution (now
billy for investigation of the accounts
of The Pacific railroads and it was
agreed to.
Trigg, of Virginia, submitted
conference report on the bill
compensating Albert A. Emery
for the construction of an iron
and steel testing machine for the
United States. The bill as it passed
the senate appropriated 5000, 900.
This sum the house reduced to $685.
600. The conference report fixes the
amount at 100000. The conference
report was adopted. Yeas 1877,
nays, 9S.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, pre-
sented conference report on diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. The
report was agreed to. A score OF
members rushed into the space in
front OF the clerks desk, and waving
their bills wildly in the air, vociferous-
ly claimed recognition. The uproar
was great, and for time business had
to be suspended. Mr.. Barksdale, of
Mississippi, was finally successful, and
under suspension OF rules, he secured
the passage of a bill for printing re-
port of the committee of labor.
Steamboat Disaster.
MOBILE, Ala, March 2-News of
the burning of the steamer
Garder is coming in slowly. None
was received until this afternoon. The
A negro deck hand threw water on
the burning bale and in throwing an
other bucketful his clothes caught
fire. Panic stricken, he ran from
place to place, setting fire to cotton
bales and in few moments the boat
was in flames all over. She was in
mid stream and in motion. The pilots
were driven from the wheel and the
crew and passengers jumped over
board. Those lost were drowned. 1t
is not thought that moro than one or
two were burned. Captain Stone
saved himself by swimming ashore.
The steamer Tally was behind the
Gardner waiting to pass. AS soon as
the flames broke out the Tally
lowered her boats and threw over bales,
seed sacks and planks to help the peo-
pie who were jumping from the Gard
ner. The heat was so intense that the
Tally did not dare go near, but her
boats picked up n number of people.
Had it not been for the presence of the
Tally but few would have been saved
When the fire broke out the Gardner
was ordered run ashore. She backed
and the bells were rung for going
ahead, but the engineers We're driven
from their post by the flames. The
boat drifted into the woods ON the OPP
posite side from the place where there
was practicable landing. Pilot w. A.
Wilson remained in the pilot house
until he found his signals not obeyed
and that the flames were licking the
side of the pilot house when he fled
for his life. The report of the loss of
life is confirmed. A cabin boy Of the
Tally named Barker, colore1, per-
formed heroic deeds in saving five
lives, which he did by swimming
ashore with those in the water.
The screams that rose on the boat
were heartrending. Mrs. w. +. Rem.
bert threw one child into the water,
her husband taking the other two. and
then jumped in herself. All but the
husband were lost. Mrs. JULIA Rem
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